Angela Rayner appointed Labour’s third shadow education secretary in less than a week

The news follows Pat Glass resigning after two days in the role

Labour MP Angela Rayner has been appointed shadow education secretary.

Ms Rayner, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, has become the third person to hold the post this week.

She was elected as an MP last year and since then has served as an opposition whip and shadow minister for work and pensions. Ms Rayner was promoted to shadow minister for women and equalities earlier this week, in the wake of a wave of shadow cabinet resignations in protest at Jeremy Corbyn‘s leadership.